Lake Barkley, a 58,000-acre reservoir in Livingston County, Lyon County and Trigg County in Kentucky and extending into Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee, was impounded by the U.S. Army C
Aerial view of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Lake Barkley is on the right. The canal connecting Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake is visible at left-center.
Lake Barkley Lock and Dam, impounding Lake Barkley
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a 171,280-acre national recreation area in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States, between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. It was designated as a nati
Lake Barkley
…forming one of the greatest freshwater recreational complexes in the country. The lakes run parallel courses for more than 50 miles (80 km), with the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area located between them. Lake Barkley is 134 miles (216 km) long with a shoreline measuring 1,004 miles (1,616 km). The lake's level is maintained at…
One of the structures of "The Homeplace"
Aerial view of Trace parkway, weaving through Land Between The Lakes
Dams raised the water levels, creating lakes where there were once rivers
Elk and bison were historically indigenous to the area